# Updated U.S. Manipulator MRL good news for Canadian oats - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager

> The US EPA raised the chlormequat chloride residue tolerance on oat grain to 40 ppm, effective May 26, 2020, matching Canada's existing limit. The change lets Canadian growers use the Manipulator plant growth regulator on oats sold into both countries.

- Date: 2020-06-05 · published 2020-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9490-updated-u-s-manipulator-mrl-good-news-for-canadian-oats-top-crop-managertop
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Removing the residue barrier widens the marketable supply of Canadian oats into the US, which can support Canadian oat exports and prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

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| OATS | 2022-10-06 | [Government of Canada invests in food research to support disease prevention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39184-government-of-canada-invests-in-food-research-to-support-disease-prevention.md) | +0.0% | -2.9% |
| OATS | 2020-10-05 | [Struggle to meet greenfeed oats demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50718-struggle-to-meet-greenfeed-oats-demand.md) | +2.3% | +4.0% |
| OATS | 2022-10-12 | [Research to support claims oats prevents disease \| paNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39185-research-to-support-claims-oats-prevents-disease-panow.md) | -1.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- topcropmanager.com: https://www.topcropmanager.com/updated-u-s-manipulator-mrl-good-news-for-canadian-oats/

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